Description

DUNCHURCH THE HEATH
SP4871 (North side)
11/44 Nos.77 and 78 (Madrigal
Cottage)
GV II
2 cottages. C17; partly rebuilt and No.78 extended C18/early C19. Plastered
puddled clay; front wall and part of left return side of brick; addition of
stone. Whitewashed. Thatched roof; brick ridge and end stacks. Each originally
one-unit plan; No.78 extended to 2-unit. One storey and attic; 2-window range.
No.78 has brick porch with slate roof in right corner. Late C20 glazed door to
left return side and casement to front. Old plank door to left has trellis
porch. Entrance to No.77 to rear. 3-light casement on left and 2-light on right
have brick segmental arches and glazing bars. Fire window. Swept dormers have
2-light casements, leaded to left and with cross glazing on right. Left return
side has C19 lean-to. To rear: No.77 has old plank door and C20 trellis porch on
right. Ground floor has three 2-light casements with glazing bars. Each cottage
has 2-light eyebrow dormer with horizontal glazing bar to left and leaded to
right. Interior: No.77 has old winder stairs. 3-plank doors with strap hinges.
Kitchen has C18/early C19 built-in corner cupboard with panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SP4845071548

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26286493

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Recommended Books

• 
  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)